For the quarter ended August 2025, Scholastic (SCHL) reported revenue of $225.6 million, down 4.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$2.52, compared to -$2.13 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -5.57% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $238.91 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$2.44, the EPS surprise was -3.28%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Scholastic performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- International: $59.4 million compared to the $56.67 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Revenues- Entertainment: $13.6 million compared to the $16.35 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Revenues- Education Solutions: $40.1 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $53.75 million.
- Revenues- Children?s Book Publishing and Distribution: $109.4 million compared to the $109.37 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Scholastic have returned +7.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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